Metyal Sahar railway station

Metyal Sahar railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.^[1] It is situated beside Ragunathpur–Chhatna Road at Metyal Sohar of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[2]

Metyal Sahar railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Ragunathpur-Chhatna Road, Metyal Sohar, Purulia district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°28′57″N 86°44′56″E
Elevation	179 metres (587 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	MYX
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Adra railway division
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Adra Junction towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Indrabil towards ?
Location Metyal Sahar railway station Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Metyal Sahar railway station Location in India Show map of India

History

In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.^[3] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.^[4]

v t e Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Legend
km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sahar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari to Purulia (planned) Hura Kalabati 39 Chhatna 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Chhatna-Mukutmanipur new line (planned) Madhuban Indpur New Bheduasol Supur Dwarakeswar River 60 Bheduasole 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uparsol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road 132 Salboni BRBNMPL Siding JSW Cement Plant Siding 144 Godapiasal Konark Cement Plant Siding 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh Bhadutala-Jhargram new line (planned) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt Tata Metaliks Siding 162 Gokulpur 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line
Sources: [5][6][7][8]